Saido's First AI Car, the AIVA ME7, Appears in MIIT Filings; Price Speculated to Exceed 200,000 Yuan

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Finally, after much anticipation! Saidou Technology's first car has appeared at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

Judging from the filing images and specifications, it is exactly the AIVA ME7 that previously completed its global debut in Paris.

This is a mid-to-large pure electric SUV nearly 5 meters long with a wheelbase of over 3 meters, a five-seat layout, offered in single-motor and dual-motor versions, equipped with CATL ternary lithium batteries, and it is also an intelligent car born for AI from the very beginning of its architecture definition.

The price has of course not been officially announced, but the outside world already has guesses.

Recently, Saidou appeared in the MIIT's 412th batch of new vehicle public notice catalog, and the new car's filing images and detailed specifications were made public along with it.

This car adopts a coupe SUV design with a five-seat layout, an overall stance that is wide and low-slung, a front face equipped with slim light clusters, and a lidar visible on the roof.

The rear adopts a full-width taillight, and the badge also confirms that this car is the AIVA ME7.

In terms of body dimensions, the AIVA ME7 measures 4999×1999×1616/1626mm in length, width and height, with a wheelbase of 3050mm.

The length is just 1mm short of 5 meters, the width is close to 2 meters, and the wheelbase also exceeds 3 meters, reaching the size level of a mid-to-large SUV.

Looking further, the new car has a front overhang of 945mm and a rear overhang of 1004mm, with front and rear track widths reaching 1716mm and 1722mm respectively.

The longer wheelbase and relatively compact front and rear overhangs can provide more room for the interior space layout; the wider track combined with the low body further strengthens the vehicle's sporty stance.

The tires also adopt a more sporty configuration. Filing information shows that the AIVA ME7 offers two wheel sizes, 20-inch and 21-inch.

Among them, the 20-inch version uses 255/50 R20 front and 275/50 R20 rear tires; the 21-inch version is upgraded to 265/45 R21 front and 285/45 R21 rear.

That is to say, both versions have wider rear tires than front tires, which can provide a larger tire contact width for the rear axle.

In terms of power, the new car offers two versions:

The single-motor version has a maximum power of 270kW, equivalent to about 367 horsepower, and adopts rear-wheel drive; the dual-motor version adds a 150kW front motor on this basis, with a combined system peak power of 420kW, equivalent to about 571 horsepower.

Both versions have a filed top speed of 255km/h.

In terms of the battery, the new car is equipped with ternary lithium batteries supplied by CATL.

The MIIT also published the new car's curb weight. Among them, the single-motor version is 2295kg or 2370kg, while the dual-motor version reaches 2425kg or 2480kg, with the heaviest approaching 2.5 tons.

In addition, the AIVA ME7 also offers optional configurations such as wheels of different designs, red brake calipers, and a black roof, and has filed a towing capacity of 700kg.

In fact, this is not the first public appearance of the AIVA ME7.

On September 28 this year, the AIVA ME7 already completed its global debut in Paris, France, focusing on showcasing its exterior design and some intelligent interaction functions.

For example, the new car's "dynamic light eyes" adopt a bionic design and a light dot matrix, capable of presenting different dynamic emotional expressions, and can also respond to gestures from people outside the car through changes in its "gaze."

The AIVA ME7's body also features ten airflow channels designed to guide air past the body and improve aerodynamic performance.

Of course, some of the AI capabilities that AIVA has emphasized most are still outside the public notice. For example, information on the intelligent cockpit, driver assistance solutions, and onboard chips has not yet been fully disclosed.

In fact, Saidou Technology has previously revealed the price direction for AIVA.

On June 9 this year, the AIVA brand was officially launched in Beijing, proposing a car-making path of "AI defines the car, AI first, car second." At that time, officials made clear that all AIVA products will cover the mainstream market above 200,000 yuan.

Now, with the MIIT filing specifications made public, the outside world also speculates that the AIVA ME7 will be priced above 200,000 yuan.

This price range is first supported by the brand positioning as a reference, and at the same time, the nearly 5-meter mid-to-large body, dual-motor all-wheel drive, and ternary lithium battery also correspond to certain product specifications.

Looking at the 200,000-plus yuan range, pure electric SUVs with quite rich configurations are already available on the market. 800V and even 900V high-voltage platforms, CLTC range exceeding 700km, and increasingly rich driver assistance functions have all appeared at this price point.

Moreover, the configurations consumers care about are still increasing. In addition to range and charging, features such as onboard large models, intelligent parking, seat comfort, and chassis control are also gradually becoming important selling points for automakers competing for users.

Therefore, this price point has already gathered a group of models with strong technical and product capabilities. This also means that Saidou will directly enter the most fiercely competitive battlefield of intelligent electric vehicles.

However, the most fiercely competitive places are often also where the most opportunities lie. Above 200,000 yuan, it can accommodate mid-to-large bodies, higher-spec powertrains and intelligent hardware, while also being within the price range that mainstream new energy vehicle consumers can consider.

This market already has mature consumer demand, with models covering different orientations such as family use, sportiness, and intelligence. Consumers have more products to choose from, and new brands also have the opportunity to enter the market with different product features.

For Saidou, the differentiation that AIVA further establishes mainly falls on the AI experience.

According to previous brand planning, AIVA integrates large model capabilities into the car in order to explore more natural human-vehicle interaction, as well as intelligent functions that continuously learn and iterate.

Generally speaking, automakers first determine the model positioning, target users, and main use scenarios, and then formulate product plans around space, power, and intelligence.

But AIVA proposed a different product approach—at the very beginning of vehicle definition, AI capabilities were included as a core consideration, and the way humans and cars interact was redesigned around AI. The light gesture interaction demonstrated by the AIVA ME7 at its Paris debut is one attempt that has been made public so far.